This is the third time a judge has withdrawn from the case, following earlier recusals by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma and Justice Anup J Bhambhani.

Former MP and Telangana Jagruthi President K Kavitha said that she has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Andaman and Nicobar Islands be renamed as Azad Hind.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP and the central government of insulting the national icons like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi, and BR Ambedkar.